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Coca-Cola Unfolds A Touch-Free Freestyle Machine

Coca-Cola on Monday stated that it is rolling out an update to its Freestyle machine that allows customers to choose and pour drinks via smartphone making it a touchless soda fountain.

Coca-Cola reveals a touch-free Freestyle machine

“No sector has been more damaged or hurt by the pandemic than the restaurant and entertainment business,” Chris Hellmann, Coca-Cola Freestyle vice president.

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People can pour drinks simply by scanning the QR code on the Freestyle machine, without having to download an app or create an account. The beverage options then appear on the phone screen, allowing people to control what they want to pour into their cups. The entire process takes just a few seconds.

Coca-Cola reveals a touch-free Freestyle machine

There are roughly 52,000 Coca-Cola Freestyle machines in the US. According to Hellmann, Coca-Cola plans to roll out touchless technology to 50 machines this week, roughly 10,000 by the end of the summer, and have all Freestyle machines using touchless technology by the end of the year.

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Most major chains including McDonald’s, Popeyes, and Burger King have shut down their self-serve soda fountains as part of safety precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic. As restaurants reopen dining rooms, high-touch surfaces such as beverage dispensers and condiment stations remain off-limits.

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Coca-Cola is also currently working on touchless options for legacy dispensers, Hellmann said. The soda giant has also worked with restaurants to provide other pandemic era safety options, such as hand sanitizer and disposable stylus pens.

While Hellmann said that restaurants have been “hungry” for a touch-free soda fountain, he emphasized it is still unclear on how people will react to the updated Freestyle.

“I’m not sure how much we’re going to see consumers use it,” Hellmann said. “And I’m okay with that.”

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“This could be very common, and consumers might be very comfortable and want to use it all the time, or it could be a small part of our business,” Hellmann added. “We’ll see, as behaviour evolves.”

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